I would like to combine parts of 2 of your tours into one. Is that possible? I would like to take the 17 Days China Highlights Tour as the main tour, but I would like to substitute the 8 Days Mighty Mt Everest Tour instead of the original 3 days in Lhasa portion of the tour. That would extend the overall length of the tour to 21 days. The revised itinerary would be as follows: Day 1 Arrive Beijing Arrive in Beijing, the capital city of China, be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day. Meals: No Meals Accommodation: In Beijing Day 2 Beijing Depart from your hotel in the morning to visit Tian'anmen Square, the World's largest urban square and the Forbidden City, the largest and most complete ancient imperial palace in the world. Then visit the Temple of Heaven in the afternoon. Peking Opera is available for your optional night entertainment. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Beijing Day 3 Beijing Today you will have the opportunity to traverse the ancient steps of Mutianyu Section of the Great Wall. After the tour, be transferred back to Beijing city and then, you can take a Hutong Tour by rickshaw, which will give you an insight into the lives of ordinary Chinese people and reveal their social culture in today's Beijing City. The narrow streets of old Beijing are known as Hutongs. You'll take a rickshaw tour along the Hutongs and see the 100-year-old houses, courtyards and a vanishing way of life in today's Beijing. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Beijing Day 4 Beijing Xian Take a morning flight to Xian. On arrival, be met at the airport. You can then take a short visit to famous Shaanxi History Museum, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Xian Day 5 Xian Today, take your time and enjoy the visits to the Qin Terracotta Army, one of the world's most important archaeological finds, with troops, horses and carriages in battle formation and then to see the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and the massive City Wall. Either Jiaozi Banquet or Tang Dynasty Show with Dinner is available for your optional meal. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Xian Day 6 Xian Lhasa Enjoy your own free time and get ready for your Lhasa tour. You will be then transferred to the airport to board a short flight to Lhasa, capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Lhasa Day 7 Lhasa Taking a visit to Lhasa, a trip to Potala Palace is a must. It’s the largest monastery of its type in the world and official home to Dalai Lama, and, is the highest elevation palace of the world, which the altitude is up to 3700 meters. Then move to Jokang Monastery, where monks receive their official training and education. The surrounding Jokang Monastery of is Barkhor Street. Walk along this street of eight corners which will afford us a window into Tibetan culture and an opportunity to buy colorful ethnic handicrafts rarely seen outside of Tibet. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Lhasa Day 8 Lhasa Today, you will start your one day city tour with a visit to Tibet Museum, then be introduced to a Tibetan Family and enjoy the traditional local lunch with the members. In the afternoon, continue your tour to Sera Monastery. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Lhasa Day 9 Lhasa Gyangtse Shigatse Today, you will drive to Shigatse in the morning via Gyangtse. On the way, take a view for the beautiful Yamdrok Lake, and visit Palkhor Monastery. Stay overnight at Shigatse. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Shigatse Day 10 Shigatse Tingri In the morning, you will enjoy a visiting to famous Tashilumpu Monastery, and then, continue your driving to Tingri. Stay overnight at Tingri. Even though the hotel is simple, the people are very friendly. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Tingri Day 11 Tingri Mt. Everest Base Camp Shigatse Drive to the Base Camp of Mt. Everest in the morning. Here we are, to face the highest mountain of the world - Mt. Everest, which in Tibet, been called “Qomolangma” means “mother of the earth” or “the third Goddess”, holy and respectable, gift from the heaven… After that, you will drive back to Shigatse for overnight stay. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Shigatse Day 12 Shigatse Lhasa After one night rest, be transferred back to Lhasa in the morning. But this time, you will go another way that driving along Yurlong Tsangpu River. So you'll have the chance to enjoy the different view out of the window. Lunch will be served on the way. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Lhasa Day 13 Lhasa Chengdu Be transferred to the airport for your flight to Chengdu. Arrive in Chengdu, the destination of your trip, you will be met at the airport then transferred to the hotel for check-in. Enjoy your own free time for the rest of the day. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: In Chengdu Day 14 Chengdu Today you will take an exploration to Sanxingdui Museum and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. In the evening, you can choose to appreciate the Sichuan Opera for an optional activity. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Chengdu Day 15 Chengdu Guilin Enjoy your exploration in this relaxing city. You can take a leisure stroll along the Jinli Old Street, where you can find old houses and could taste the local flavors. In the afternoon, be transferred to the airport for your short flight to Guilin. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Guilin Day 16 Guilin Yangshuo Guilin The highlight of today's sightseeing is a leisurely cruise down the Li River to Yangshuo. Meandering through valleys, bamboo groves and mysterious Karst rock formations, the cruise will affords you a glimpse of a life far removed from the concrete jungle. After the tour, be transferred back to Guilin Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Guilin Day 17 Guilin Hangzhou In the morning, enjoy your relaxing city tour covering the Elephant Trunk Hill, the symbol of Guilin City, and the Reed Flute Cave. Then be transferred to the airport for your flight to Hangzhou. Arrive in Hangzhou. Be met at the airport & transferred to your hotel. Free at leisure for the rest of the day. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: In Hangzhou Day 18 Hangzhou Enjoy your full day relaxing tour that covers the visit to West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Six Harmonies Pagoda and Tea Museum. Huaiyang Cuisine is available for your optional dinner (at your own expense). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Hangzhou Day 19 Hangzhou Shanghai Start your express train riding to Shanghai. On arrival, your local guide will meet you at the railway station and then accompany you for a city tour that start with the visit to the Jade Buddha Temple, then move to Yuyuan Garden, a Chinese classic garden in city downtown, and the nearby old street. Next have a bird-eye view of the city after ascending Shanghai's new landmark- Shanghai Financial Center in the new and fast-developing Lujiazui. In the late afternoon, how about take a leisure walk along the Bund, Shanghai's famed waterfront promenade. Today if you are interested you can take an Acrobatics show as the optional activity. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Shanghai Day 20 Shanghai Xitang Shanghai Today, you can have a half day water town visiting to Xitang. Be transferred back to Shanghai after the tour. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: Shanghai Day 21 Departure Shanghai Be transferred to the airport for your next destination transportation. Meals: Breakfast There will be 2 persons on this tour, to be started in early September of this year, staying in First Class (4 Star) hotels. Could you please give me a quote for this revised itinerary?? Thanks for your assistance

Dear Murray,

Greetings from Janet, Top China Travel.

Many thanks for your inquriy. Based on what I known about your tour requirements, I've work out a 20 days China package tour which cover all you interested places.

I shorten the stay in Tibet because no need to spend 8 days to cover Mt. Everest, 7 days is enough. It could help you to save time and money. I also amended the itinerary a little bit based on the flight schedule.

Besides, I deducted the trip to Sanxingdui Museum in Chengdu, kept the visiting to Giant Panda Reserve Center, and added the daytrip to Giant Buddha in Mt. Leshan. Please check the itinerary and let me know if you are interested in it

Instead of recomending Xitang Water Town, I recommended you another Water Town named Wuzhen, that one is the most famous water town in China and it's worthy to stay one night there. I would recommend a hotel with Chinese cultural factors decorated. You would find many interesting things in hotel and in your room, I am sure you would like it. You also appreciate the local opera and watch the open air movie and etc in this small town. Many interesting things to wait you to explore. As Wuzhen is located between Shanghai & Hangzhou, therefore I suggested you to take private transfer from Hangzhou to Wuzhen firstly, then drive to Shanghai. It also could help you to save money.

I would send you our quotation based on 4* hotels and traveling in Sep for you tomorrow. Please double check the rate with us when you have actural traveling date.

Hope the above is clear and helpful.

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